A 31-year-old Pune resident was found positive for B.A.5 variant in Maharashtra on Tuesday, the official release of state's health department stated.

"According to the latest report of whole genomic sequencing from B J Medical College, Pune, a 31-year-old woman from Pune was found positive for B.A.5 variant. The woman was asymptomatic and recovered in home isolation," Maharashtra public health department's release said.